by Gordon Hensley | Feb 4, 2014 | Campaign 2014, health care, Health Reform
With a preponderance of fresh non-partisan data showing North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan underwater in her job performance rating, and trailing several of the GOP primary candidates now vying for the opportunity to face her, the last thing she and her campaign needed...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 7, 2014 | Campaign 2014, health care, Health Reform
As the GOP opens the legislative year attacking the lack of security surrounding the Obamacare website sign-up process, a broader list of attack angles to be employed by GOP lawmakers is being reported by Politico. This signals a months-long assault on Obamacare with...
by Gordon Hensley | Nov 19, 2013 | Campaign 2014, CMS, health care, Health Reform
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, caught in the middle of the firestorm surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rollout debacle has, legitimately, been spared much of the blame. Tavenner retains much of the bipartisan support she had when the U.S. Senate confirmed...
by Gordon Hensley | Sep 26, 2013 | Campaign 2016, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform
Newt Gingrich, Vin Weber, Bob Walker and Conservative Opportunity Society (COS) members used House ‘special orders’ and a captive C-Span camera in the 1980’s to frustrate and ultimately take down House Speaker Jim Wright — and now Ted Cruz...
by Gordon Hensley | Feb 4, 2013 | health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding
In announcing his support for Medicaid expansion, Ohio Governor John Kasich said that while he “opposes” Obamacare his move “makes great sense for the state of Ohio.” As FL GOP Gov. Rick Scott and AZ GOP Gov. Jan Brewer have already signed on...
by Gordon Hensley | Jan 27, 2013 | health care, Health Reform, Medicaid funding, Medicare Cuts
While it appeared a “Grand Bargain” was conceivable following the 2012 election, the unfortunate fact in the wake of President Obama’s ideologically combative State of the Union speech — and other recent smoke signals from Senate leadership...
